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Today, digital democracy is becoming an important complement – and some would say even an alternative – to offline forms of political participation. Increasingly more people use social media as a news source, debates regularly unfold in comment sections, and protests often start in encrypted chats. The digitalization of public life has upended traditional ways of political engagement. Digital platforms have brought clear democratic advantages: nowadays, information is readily

The IDEAL project added real value to the conversation on digital transformation and collaborative innovation during the Erasmus+ IMMER-CV Final Event. Organized by INNOPAC in Valencia and streamed online, the hybrid conference marked the successful conclusion of IMMER-CV’s 18-month mission to deliver a groundbreaking training curriculum on immersive technologies for the Cultural and Creative Sectors (CCS). Prof. Charalampos Alexopoulos, representing the IDEAL consortium fr

Deliberation and political participation are fundamental rights that are out of reach for many vulnerable or marginalised groups....

As part of the Horizon IDEAL project, a focus group was held in Athens at the Centro Community Center of IASIS on Thursday, the 26th of...

Democracy is more than just casting a vote on election day. A truly effective democracy thrives when people engage in public debates, use...

In a Europe defined by its rich cultural and linguistic diversity, democracy must be as inclusive as its people. With 24 official...

PRESS Release about the launch of a new innovation initiative aiming to create cross-border, cross-culture democratic understanding